California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued Decision D. 19-11-016

California Natural Gas Pipeline Safety

August 17, 2022 7:10 amAugust 17, 2022 8:13 am

California has numerous formal acts in statute. Public Utilities Code Division 1, Part 1, Chapter 4.5, Article 2 provides the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 2011, which is contained in Section 955 to 972. Section 955 names the act....

Court Opens Up Big Prop.13 Loophole for ‘Public Franchise Fees’

October 2, 2020 7:07 amOctober 7, 2020 7:49 pm

Two recent court cases have created a contested loophole in property-tax related Propositions 13, 26 and 218 which would cause a legal and actual tax earthquake in California. Cities have already started to impose legally unhinged toll booth-like charges, called...

Energy in California: ‘Deja Vu All Over Again’

September 14, 2020 7:44 pmSeptember 14, 2020 8:11 pm

In 2001, California experienced an energy crisis. The Governor and Legislature were incapable of untangling the Gordian Knot and the entire state suffered through a series of blackouts. At the time, I was beginning my second term in Congress representing...

Energy Fragmentation Resulting in Blackouts Says PG&E

September 9, 2020 10:33 amSeptember 10, 2020 7:55 am

California’s fragmented energy system has resulted in not enough local or imported power to rescue California from blackouts, not due to deregulation or privatization, energy trading, technical breakdown or error, or natural events, just as in 2001. On November 7,...